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September 2008
Summer Recess

23 August 2008
This gathering, held at the Pennsylvaina Avenue location in La Crescenta featured music by prolific American Armenian composer Alan Hovhaness.

19 July 2008
This gathering, held at the Balcom Avenue location in Northridge reatured lesser known and serious works of Frank Zapa. A large collection of CDs and a few books were on hand. Photo Gallery.

28 June 2008
This gathering was held at the La Crescenta location and featued works of current composers working in Australia and New Zealand. In keeping with Australian "fusion cuisine" Indonesian chicken curry and pinapple/cucumber salad were served along with many other potables and commestables. Photo Gallery

17 May 2008:  
The gathering was held at the Alzada Road location in Altadena and featured works of less well known 20th Century Russian Composers. The music was well liked as was the food which included chicken and Siberian meat stuffed dumplings.

19 April 2008:  
The gathering was held at the Balcom Avenue location in Northridge and will featured works of Heitor Villa-Lobos and other South American composers.

29 March 2008
Held at the La Crescenta location this gathering departed somewhat from tradition. While some pieces by J.S. Bach were featured, it was not an all Bach event. The remainder of the evening was thrown open for music people wished to share. Starting with Saint-Saens and ending with Steeleye Span, the evening included works by Peter Maxwell Davies (Mavis in Las Vegas), Randall Thompson and Eric Satie. The gathering was well attended and there was plenty of food, including a chicken curry, celery à la grecque and Dong'an chicken. Photo Gallery

23 February 2008:
The gathering was held at the Alzada Rd. venue in Altadena. and featured the music of British symphonist Edmund Rubbra. Attendance was good and plenty of food and drink were contributed by attendees, including a big pot of Hungarian Pork and Sauerkraut Stew (Szekely Goulash).

26 January 2008:
This gathering was held at the Balcom Avenue venue and the theme was Composers of Sweden and Norway. Snacks, drinks, a pot of pasta with vegetables and a crock of Swedish meatbals in sour cherry sauce were contributed and enjoyed by all. Many fine and artistic pictures taken by Bonnie on her trip to Northern California and Oregon were viewd on computer screen.

15 December 2007:
This gathering was held at the Clove Garden site and the theme was Sephardic Songs and True Carols. A real feast was contributed by attendees, including a Georgean beef stew that was quite popular, Georgean green bean salad, Chinese pig ear salad, cheeses, pies, cookies, wine, beer and coconut water. Much of the conversation dealt with historic and religious matters in keeping with the theme and the season, but all remained peaceful just the same.